Tuesday, February 3, 2009

What's Beef aka Record Marketing 101

In case you haven't followed the latest episodes of "Hip-Hop Beef", Coke Rapper (yeah, it's a genre) Rick Ross has come under heavy criticism due to indisputable evidence that he was once a Miami Dade County Corrections Officer (BTW is he drawing a pension?).  By now, you've probably noticed the problem; it's hard to believe that you once unloaded tons of bricks of yay when you are strip searching car thieves in a prison.   It just doesn't mix. 

Anyway, 50 Cent doesn't like it one bit (personally I don't mind because Ross is a talented man). And although there is equally as intense speculation that 50 was a snitch, 50 has decided to out Ross BY INTERVIEWING ROSS' BABY'S MOM, AIRING OUT HIS SECRETS, AND THEN TAKING HER SHOPPING.  Did you read what I just typed?




IMHO, the worst part isn't Baby's Mom saying that Ross' entire lifestyle is a farce.  It's not when Baby's Mom explains how Officer Rick took away the car that Baby's Mom had been driving for 2 years.  It's not 50's asshole attitude exemplified when he hinted that he and Baby's Mom were going to sleep together.  It's not when they play Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" over the shopping sequence.  It's when 50 Cent shows a picture of Ross's mom saying that she looks like the Nutty Professor.   That is the single worst part of the entire movie. 

I think we as a community should post this video on Urbandictionary.com under "Crossing the Line" or maybe under a new term called "Double Dutching over the Line".  I thought it was a rule to leave Moms out of it.  Looks like 50 doesn't play by rules.  Ross, do something! Doesn't Noriega owe you one-thousand favors? 

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